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Doomsdays Past & Present (Infographic)
How will the world end? Is extinction preventable? Throughout history, scientists have debated doomsday, and even today movies like Armageddon and Day After Tomorrow reveal the end.
(Image: © Karl Tate, LiveScience Infographic Artist)